Programs
MAIMONIDES AND MEDICINE
Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 6:30 pm –
8:00 pm
Leo and Julia Forchheimer Auditorium
Leo and Julia Forchheimer Auditorium
The Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership
at Yeshiva University presents lectures by:
Dr. Jeremy Brown:
The Surprising Influence of Maimonides's Treatise on Poisons
Dr. Edward Reichman:
If the Rambam Were Alive Today: Contemporary Jewish Medical Ethics
Through the Eyes of Maimonides
Moderated by Dr. Erica Brown, Vice Provost for Values and Leadership,
Director, Sacks-Herenstein Center, Yeshiva University
Co-sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum
and Yeshiva University Medical Ethics Society
Free admission but reservations are required at RSVP@yum.cjh.org
Guided tours of the exhibition The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries will be offered at 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm